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Unit 2 Flashcards

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1
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Hermes’ mother

A

Maia

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2
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goddesses of destiny; decided how long mortals should live

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Three Fates

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3
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Identify the location on the map.

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Thebes

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old god of the sea

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Nereus

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5
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valley nymphs who cared for young Dionysus

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Maenads

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crevice, crack

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cleft

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Dionsysus’s mother, a mortal

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Semele

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8
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food of the gods that gave immortality

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ambrosia

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hoodlums, rowdy person

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ruffians

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spoken smoothly without sincerity

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glib

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11
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great hunter; constellation; son of Poseidon

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Orion

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What is the most human-like of the sea creatures?

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The most human creature is the dolphin. Rather than let then drown, Dionysus turned the pirates who captured him into dolphins.

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13
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cupbearer to the gods

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Ganymede

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14
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mother of Apollo and Artemis

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Leto

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What changes on earth correspond to Persephone’s trips to the underworld?

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When Persephone was in the underworld it was winter on earth, and nothing grew because Demeter grieved. When Persephone’s footsteps were heard coming back to Earth, spring came and the whole Earth burst into bloom.

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16
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conical heaps of stones built as markers

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cairns

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a Nereid, wife of Poseidon

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Amphitrite

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18
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man’s creator and best friend

A

Prometheus

19
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food of the dead

A

pomegranates

20
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god of merchants, travelers, thieves, shepherds

A

Hermes

21
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plant-covered lattice for shade

A

arbor

22
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harp-like instrument created by Hermes

A

lyre

23
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where man’s creator was punished for eternity

A

Caucasus Mountains

24
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Identify the location on the map

A

Mt. Parnassus

25
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large mollusk shell

A

conch

26
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foul from standing, not moving

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stagnant

27
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ferryman of the dead

A

Charon

28
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where hero were sent after death

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Elysian Fields

29
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judge of the dead

A

Rhadamanthus

30
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to make a firm decision

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resolve

31
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Identify the location and give the significance.

A

Chios - where Orion fell in love with the king’s daughter, killed the beasts, lost his eye

32
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most sacred place in Greece

A

Delphi

33
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What gift did Prometheus give man, how did he acquire it, and what happened to man?

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Prometheus asked Zeus for fire, then stole it and gave it to men so that they would not suffer. As men lifted their eyes from the ground and watched the smoke from the fire, they began to wonder. They began to think and where no longer earthbound clods. They built temples to honor gods, and they burned the best pieces of meat on their altars. They were protected from wild animals, who feared fire.

34
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watchdog at the gates of the underworld

A

Cerberus

35
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river that flows around the underworld

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River Styx

36
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Identify the location on the map

A

Delphi

37
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maturing earlier than usual, advanced

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precocious

38
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How did Hermes keep Apollo from finding out about the stolen cows?

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Hermes wrapped the hoofs of the cows with bark to disgues their prints, and tied brooms to their tails so they would erase their own tracks. He also drove the cows backward out of hte pasture and tied bundles of branches to his own feet to appear as a giant who had led something into the pasture but not out.

39
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island where Apollo and Artemis were born

A

Delos

40
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Describe Poseidon and explain why he was called the “Earthshaker.”

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Poseidon was a moody and violent god. He had fierce blue eyes and sea-blue hair. He was called the “Earthshaker” because when he struck the sea the waves rose high and wrecked ships. When he struck the ground, the earth split open. He could also be calm and mild. During these times he raised new lands from the water.

41
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saw to it that evil and good were repaid

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Nemesis

42
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creator of animals; Prometheus’ brother

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Epimetheus

43
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queen of the underworld; daughter of Demeter

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Persephone

44
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where Hermes was born

A

Mount Cyllene

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